Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️

⚡ Don't Do Work, Automate It with AI & Cheat Codes

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

Automation Ace is a Zapier Platinum Solution Partner
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[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

It's such a tell when someone writes "e-mail" instead of "email".

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

With AI you can create your own curated daily brief/newsletter.

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

Coincidence that all these start with the letter C?!

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

How to Build Your Own @Airtable Data Contract with @Claudeai (aka Form for Agents)

1. Connect Airtable to Claude
2. Pull the full table schema
3. Identify required vs. optional fields
4. Set validation rules per field
5. Declare system-set fields
6. Specify normalization behavior
7. Define the workflow steps
8. Define the preview and confirm step
9. Define the success response
10. Ask Claude to write the .skill file

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

That feeling when I check on a client's Zapier account and there are 0 Zap Runs with errors.

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

There is so much more @Zapier could be doing around Zap Runs data for analytics and insights.

Zap Runs = reality

NEED: AI summaries of Zap Run activities beyond basic charts, counts, logs.

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

That feeling when you are about to kick off a workflow knowing all the tasks that are about to be done via automations in a matter of minutes.

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

For @Make_HQ AI Agents (New): MCP tools are now available

Key Benefits:
- More tool coverage
- Unified agent decisions
- Reuse what you already have
- Handle multi-system work

Info: https://t.co/V6Q2PaLwVM

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

Have you seem ChatGPT Instruments, like this calculator?

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

Beta testers wanted as @Zapier is building a new way to create Zaps from AI coding agents!

What you'll be testing:
An early version of our brand new Zap builder, which makes it possible to vibe code Zaps from your agent harness and deploy them to Zapier.
Imagine the simplicity of natural language combined with the reliability and maturity of Zapier.

What you'll provide:
Your honest feedback!
You'll be one of the very first people to experience the cutting edge
Expect bugs and rough edges. Your perspective will help guide the future of this product.

If this sounds interesting, sign up using this form.

https://t.co/irZOBc09PI

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Permissions

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Some experimental Zapier SDK options in the works

- Code Workflows
- Triggers
- Permissions

Info: https://t.co/SsHUOODu03

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

Now if there was only a @Zapier API for Zap Runs that I could query via MCP with AI.

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

95% of AI initiatives stall.

Want to be in the 5%?

Book a free AI transformation consultation with the @Zapier team.

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[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

Hey @Zapier, add this feature!

When testing a Zap step OR viewing a Zap Run step
For the DATA IN/OUT tabs
Add a [COPY] button that copies the data as raw JSON

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

Right prompt
Right context
Right model

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

In Zap Runs, @Zapier really needs to add context about how many Tasks were used by a Step.

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

It'd be great if @Zapier exposed runtime duration for these...

Zap: AVG Runtime (seconds)
Zap Run: Runtime (seconds)
Zap Run Step: Runtime (seconds)

[Troy Tessalone | Automation Ace ⚡️ @AutomationAce_]

@Unpopular_Tech Last time I checked, self-hosting still means you are paying for a server, so it ain't free.

The real cost is the server, backups, storage, domain, and your maintenance time.